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13 September 2007

History of Tobacco Plant in the Old World - Part 2

While in the New World, especially in the Mayan civilization, tobacco was considered a sacred substance of the Gods, in Spain of the 17th century is was not welcomed at all. By Order of Pope Urban VIII, excommunication was a punishment for smoking or snuffing tobacco in any Christian church of Spain. Pope Innocent X banned using tobacco snuffs in the Basilica of St. Peter in 1650.

04 September 2007

History of Tobacco Plant in the Old World - Part 1

Few plants in the history of the world have such complex and contradictory relationships with humans as tobacco. The tobacco plant is undoubtedly responsible for our addictive behaviour, shortened lives, and highly negative financial and medical consequences for the human societies all over the planet.

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